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USC medical school dean appointed to CIRM board
Acclaimed higher-ed leader, researcher and neuroradiologist Dr. Carolyn Meltzer, who leads the Keck School of Medicine of USC, takes on a governance role with California’s state stem cell agency. Carolyn C. Meltzer, …
USC Stem Cell welcomes new leader, renowned physician-scientist Chuck Murry
Charles (Chuck) Murry, MD, PhD, has been appointed as the next head of USC Stem Cell. In that capacity, he will be the chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and …
National Academy of Inventors elects four Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty as senior members
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a nonprofit member organization that encourages inventors in higher education, has announced that four researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are part of …
USC and CHLA awarded $8 million to expand access to cell and gene therapy clinical trials
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, has awarded a five-year, $8 million grant to the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). …
Pituitary puzzle gets a new piece, revising evolutionary history
Insights into century-old controversy about key gland’s development arise from research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC A new USC-led study suggests a change to the developmental — and …
Gene therapy research for HIV awarded $14.6 million NIH grant
An HIV research program led by scientists at USC and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received a five-year, $14.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The team is advancing …